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OPINION: Tenure is under attack nationwide, threatening academic freedom and sending chills to faculty

Academic freedom is not a gift. It is a structure long protected by tenure, a contract with no expiration date that guarantees procedural protections to faculty.  Tenure has granted faculty at U.S. colleges and universities the rights to peer review, committee delibera

By The Hechinger Report

OPINION: Tenure is under attack nationwide, threatening academic freedom and sending chills to faculty

Academic freedom is not a gift

It is a structure long protected by tenure, a contract with no expiration date that guarantees procedural protections to faculty.  Tenure has granted faculty at U.S

colleges and universities the rights to peer review, committee delibera